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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
The Ogun State Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Land Matters yesterday issued a bench warrant on the former Managing Director of Gateway City Development Company (GCDC), Mr. Kayode Anibaba, an architect. Also to be arrested is the branch Manager of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in Ogba, Mrs. Abiodun as well as one Mr. […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Boycott of meeting on oil subsidy removal First of all we were invited to the meeting but since the agenda was to discuss the issue of the security of the nation and removal of oil subsidy, the President’s intention was to persuade or he attempted to seek the support of political parties for removal of […]
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Plateau, State News
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Plateau State Governor David Jonah Jang has presented before the state House of Assembly, a budget proposal of N112, 042,837,199.00 representing an increase of 29.44 per cent over that of this year which was N86, 561,894, 645.00. He said the budget would be financed by an estimated råžecurrent revenue of N75.3billion made up of 4.4 […]
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Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Just as the residents of Kaduna State were getting over the explosion that rocked the metropolis Monday afternoon which injured three persons, unknown gunmen yesterday killed five persons in the state. The Monday explosion, however claimed the life of a two-yea-old girl, Lois Obajemu, yesterday after unsuccessful medical attention in an undisclosed hospital in Kaduna. […]
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Kwara, State News
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
The Appeal Court is due to give its ruling latest by January 10, 2012 on the appeal ACN’s Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN) filed, challenging the dismissal by the lower tribunal of his petition challenging PDP’s Abdulfattah Ahmed as the governor of Kwara State. Counsel to all the parties in the case, including ACN, PDP and […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday reiterated the need for the establishment of Electoral Offences Tribunal (EOT), saying it will help to fast-track prosecution of electoral offenders. Jega stated this when the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Dorothee Janetzke Wenzel, visited him. He said INEC would use the window of the expected amendment to the constitution and […]
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Education, Headlines
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given conditions to be met by the Federal Government before its two-week-old strike is suspended. The union also stressed that the current strike had nothing to do with demand for new salary, but for government to invest funds to provide facilities to enhance learning and research in the […]
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Headlines, Kano, State News
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Falgore has been impeached. In his place, a new Speaker, Alhaji Gambo Sallau (Kiru Constituency) replaced him Tuesday at about 2.00 pm. Indications of the plot to oust the Speaker became evident following a motion by Hon. Lawan Sufiyanu Gogori (Bagwai/Shanono Constituency) asking […]
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Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Three weeks after Senators called for the prosecution of former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his alleged culpability in the sale of privatized companies, Senate suddenly kept mum on the request yesterday. Before commencement of legislative business on Tuesday, Senate went straight into a closed-door session which lasted less than 30 minutes. Daily Sun gathered that […]
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Femi Fani-Kayode, Headlines
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Blessing Liman, a 25-year old lady from Kaduna State, recently made history when she became Nigeria’s first female military pilot. She was commissioned by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) into the elite corps of fighter-pilots alongside 126 men with whom she completed the Direct Short Service Course 20/2011 Cadets of 325 Ground Training Group at […]